How to read it: in each row, the time under "Top 10%" is the time of the slowest athlete who still made the fastest 10% of the age group. Beat that time and you are in. Age groups with fewer than 5 finishers are omitted. Finishers only.
Men
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 1,225 | 4:17:28 | 4:43:09 | 4:58:04 | 5:20:56 | 6:09:31 | 3:59:29 |
| M18-24 | 68 | 4:05:13 | 4:33:26 | 4:49:43 | 5:17:42 | 6:02:32 | 4:05:13 |
| M25-29 | 125 | 4:11:25 | 4:34:52 | 4:52:51 | 5:19:45 | 6:12:04 | 4:07:07 |
| M30-34 | 174 | 4:04:08 | 4:28:29 | 4:52:41 | 5:09:39 | 6:03:37 | 3:59:29 |
| M35-39 | 168 | 4:14:51 | 4:27:40 | 4:47:46 | 5:02:10 | 5:54:45 | 4:05:46 |
| M40-44 | 169 | 4:23:42 | 4:39:36 | 4:49:26 | 5:13:36 | 5:53:20 | 4:18:49 |
| M45-49 | 155 | 4:17:08 | 4:44:35 | 5:04:39 | 5:25:33 | 6:02:37 | 4:14:08 |
| M50-54 | 154 | 4:43:52 | 4:54:34 | 5:15:03 | 5:28:38 | 6:07:38 | 4:41:14 |
| M55-59 | 113 | 4:55:44 | 5:09:41 | 5:20:54 | 5:54:05 | 6:35:39 | 4:39:44 |
| M60-64 | 65 | 5:13:10 | 5:23:30 | 5:36:40 | 5:56:41 | 6:34:49 | 5:13:10 |
| M65-69 | 29 | 5:08:47 | 5:14:07 | 5:23:09 | 5:47:56 | 6:40:31 | 5:08:47 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 591 | 4:52:52 | 5:13:32 | 5:30:13 | 5:49:51 | 6:32:08 | 4:22:52 |
| F18-24 | 23 | 5:28:46 | 5:29:07 | 5:43:37 | 5:50:13 | 6:28:07 | 5:28:46 |
| F25-29 | 51 | 4:28:10 | 5:03:37 | 5:14:48 | 5:42:36 | 6:27:18 | 4:28:10 |
| F30-34 | 72 | 4:58:04 | 5:08:01 | 5:21:11 | 5:53:52 | 6:22:37 | 4:58:04 |
| F35-39 | 85 | 4:22:52 | 5:05:05 | 5:23:43 | 5:43:09 | 6:32:08 | 4:22:52 |
| F40-44 | 114 | 5:10:55 | 5:15:41 | 5:27:01 | 5:46:26 | 6:31:17 | 5:00:49 |
| F45-49 | 82 | 4:52:12 | 5:08:52 | 5:34:17 | 5:46:55 | 6:21:59 | 4:52:12 |
| F50-54 | 93 | 4:54:51 | 5:19:34 | 5:39:51 | 6:00:19 | 6:35:33 | 4:54:51 |
| F55-59 | 46 | 5:13:32 | 5:27:25 | 5:36:08 | 5:51:42 | 6:41:58 | 5:13:32 |
| F60-64 | 18 | 5:33:42 | 5:33:42 | 5:40:26 | 6:04:47 | 6:50:30 | 5:33:42 |
Source: Seffrin A., Nikolaidis P.T., Andrade M.S., Villiger E., Rosemann T., Weiss K., Ferreira D., Knechtle B. (2026). A dataset of 2.7 million IRONMAN triathlon records with transition times (2002-2026), v3.0.0. Zenodo. CC BY 4.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.22097794.